Since I'm a fan of The Beatles, however, I am going to focus on their version. It was the last song recorded on the night of February 11, 1963, which was the day that they recorded all of the songs on Please Please Me. It had been saved for the end of the session because the song was very taxing on the vocal chords. At this point in their career, The Beatles had no money and only 2 hits, and were recording their first album. As such, they couldn't afford more time in the studio (eventually, it would be given to them). The song had to be done in one take, because otherwise, John's voice would have been gone. So, the other three warmed up and practiced the instrumentation of the song while John drank warm milk to soothe his vocal chords. It was about 10:00PM when they started.

What followed is possibly one of the greatest first takes in the history of recorded music. According to MacDonald, this track stunned those who were in the studio to listen to it. So stunned were they, that even a complete failure on the attempted second take didn't dampen their surprise a bit.

* - I have seen/heard a lot of different versions for what this line says. Some say that it is "You know your twisty little girl," and others say that it is "You know you twist it little girl." In any case, my internet research revealed that the above is the most common interpretation of this.